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Rebuilt Madison Restaurant Opens at Noon with Polka Dance
The Madison Restaurant at Madison Avenue and Seymour Street opens today at noon as a neighborhood shrine replacing the fire-destroyed Madison Cafe. Proprietor Frank Koldys enlists Chicopee musician Winthrop Gregory Jr. and brothers to rebuild a two-room, one-story brick venue with a unique bar, pastel green walls, bright stained windows, and a 129 to 130 capacity dining room. the building features gas heating, dual-zone air conditioning, televiewers, stereo, and a future finishable basement room that could serve as a union meeting hall or shelter if needed.
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Madison
Madison Avenue
Seymour Street
Madison Cafe
North End
Frank Koldys
Chicopee
America
Kaldys
Winthrop Gregory Jr
Prentice E. Bradley
Gregory
Carroll, Verge & Whipple, Inc
Win Gregory
Mr. Koaldys